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FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT
Date:
08.01.2013
OPERATING MANUAL
Page: 1 of 31
Document-P/N:
FTK100-OM
FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT
OPERATING MANUAL
Document-P/N: FTK100-OM
Aventech Research Inc.
110 Anne Street South, Unit 23
Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4N 2E3
Tel: (705) 722-4288
Fax: (705) 722-9077
Web:
www.aventech.com
© Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT OPERATING MANUAL Document-P/N: FTK100-OM Aventech Research Inc. 110 Anne Street South, Unit 23 Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4N 2E3 Tel: (705) 722-4288 Fax: (705) 722-9077 Web: www.aventech.com © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 Approved Date Name Signature Function 08.01.2013 Bruce H. Woodcock Customer Approval (as required) Date Name Signature Function Table of Functions CUST Customer Design Engineer Head of Design Engineering Production Manager Quality Manager © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 NOTICES WARRANTY Aventech Research Inc. products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year beginning on the date of shipment. This warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of an Aventech Research Inc.
  • Page 4 LOSSES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OR THEORY. COPYRIGHT © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including electronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language) without prior agreement and written consent from Aventech Research Inc.
  • Page 5 Rev: 1.00 FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 5 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM RECORD OF REVISIONS Firmware Date Issue Page Paragraph Comments Revision 08.01.2013 1.00 Preliminary Draft © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 6 Rev: 1.00 FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 6 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM FIRMWARE REVISIONS Firmware Date Comments Revision 08.01.2013 1.10 Firmware version initial release © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Verify the List of Supplied Items ....................... 10 2.2 Charging the Unit ..........................10 2.3 FTK100 and Calibration Fixture External Features ................10 2.4 Connecting the Calibration Fixture to the FTK100 ................12 2.5 Installing the Calibration Fixture ....................... 12 2.6 Installing the Interface Cable ......................13 2.7 Turning the Unit On ..........................
  • Page 8 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 8 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 3.3.1 Device Under Test (DUT) Firmware Update ................28 3.3.2 FTK100 Firmware Update ....................29 4.0 Error Messages and Troubleshooting ..................30 5.0 Mechanical Drawing ......................31 © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    FTK100-OM 1.0 Introduction The Aventech Research Inc. FTK100 is an integrated Field Test Kit which provides an extensive set of testing functions to verify the operational status of Aventech’s line of airborne air-data, GPS and inertial system products. FTK100 test functionality includes: •...

  • Page 10: Quick Start

    FTK100-OM 2.0 Quick Start One of the first things you will want to do with your FTK100 Field Test Kit is to become familiar with its external controls and connections. We have written the exercises in this chapter to prepare your FTK100 for use and help you get familiar with some of its operations.
  • Page 11 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 11 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM Figure 2: FTK100 Top Panel Features Figure 3: Integrated Stylus for use with LCD Touchscreen Figure 4: Typical Calibration Fixture Tubing Connections (ARI320 Version Shown) © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Calibration Fixture To The Ftk100

    Six lengths of 1/8” OD tubing will have been provided with your field test kit which should be installed between the pressure connections show on the calibration fixture in Figure 4 and the labeled input ports on the FTK100 shown in Figure 2. 2.5 Installing the Calibration Fixture For pitot-static probes, orientation of the calibration fixture is not important however, for five-hole probes it is critical.

  • Page 13: Installing The Interface Cable

    Install the CAN Interface cable between the FTK100 and Device Under Test (DUT). 2.7 Turning the Unit On To begin a test both the DUT and the FTK100 have to be turned on in that order. To power the FTK100 depress and release the power switch shown in Figure 1.

  • Page 14: Resetting The Device

    Page: 14 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM The FTK100 operating system windows consists of a status bar and display area with menu buttons to access and run various test, settings, and maintenance functions programmed into the unit. The status bar appears in each menu window providing any necessary status information, the current time from the real-time clock just to the right of centre- screen and the battery charge status in the right-hand corner.

  • Page 15: Menu Features And Functions

    3.0 Menu Features and Functions 3.1 Test After pressing the Test button on the main menu, the FTK100 will immediately connect with the DUT, download and subsequently display the CAN AERO Node ID number, serial number and firmware version of the DUT.

  • Page 16: Ibit

    FTK100-OM 3.1.1 IBIT The FTK100 will send an IBIT request to the DUT and the 32-bit status word sent in reply from the DUT will be displayed in hexadecimal format. To assist interpretation, the output includes text descriptions of each non-zero bit occurring in the status word, each representing a particular error condition.

  • Page 17: Pressure Test

    Figure 11: Pressure Test Layout After a 5 second settling period, valves will be activated to introduce the test pressure to the AOA+ (ALPHA+) pressure port. The FTK100 will read the pressure data sensed by the DUT across the CAN AERO connection and record data from its own internal reference pressure sensor for a period of five seconds.

  • Page 18: Magnetic Sensor

    Magnetic sensor test results will show the magnetic coordinates which are generated by the magnetic sensor at 1 Hz frequency. A compass on the screen will indicate the approximate heading direction of the DUT. © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 19: Accelerometer

    GPS test results show the location of the device under test such as latitude, longitude, and altitude. In addition, it also provides number of satellites that are used to obtain the results, position type, and solution status. © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 INS pseudorange single point solution – no DGPS corrections INS pseudorange differential solution INS RTK floating point ambiguities solution INS RTK fixed ambiguities solution OmniSTAR HP/XP position OmniSTAR XP position Position solution using CDDPS correction © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Thermistor

    In this test mode, the temperature readings from the thermistor and built-in temperature sensor in the RH sensor will be compared. The difference between these two temperatures and average temperature will also be displayed with comments (if any). © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 22: Humidity Sensor

    FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 22 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM Figure 16: Thermistor Test Results (change the image) 3.1.8 Humidity Sensor Figure 17: Humidity Sensor Test Results (change the image) © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Storing Data On Usb

    The device will create a folder and name it as ‘FTK100’ (if the folder already exists, then it will select that folder) to store all the test results. Once the confirmation message is appeared, the USB can be removed from the port.
  • Page 24 Rev: 1.00 FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 24 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM Figure 19: Keyboard to Enter Log File Name © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 25: Settings

    FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 25 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM Settings Figure 20: Settings Window 3.2.1 Date and Time Sets the system date and time. Figure 21: Date and Time © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 26: Brightness

    OPERATING MANUAL Page: 26 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 3.2.2 Brightness Sets the screen brightness. Figure 22: Brightness 3.2.3 Screen Timeout Sets screen timeout (30 seconds to 30 minutes). Figure 23: Screen Timeout © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 27: Default Settings

    1.00 FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 27 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 3.2.4 Default Settings Restores system default settings. Figure 24: Dialog box to confirm the changes in settings © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: Maintenance

    Page: 28 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 3.3 Maintenance Maintenance window is used to update FTK100 and DUT firmware through a FLASH memory drive. Figure 25: Maintenance Window 3.3.1 Device Under Test (DUT) Firmware Update Icons with DUT name, such as M320, update the DUT firmware from a FLASH memory drive that is in the USB port.

  • Page 29: Ftk100 Firmware Update

    Figure 27: Progress Bar Showing the Status of Firmware Update Process Note: Do not change the name of the firmware file. 3.3.2 FTK100 Firmware Update Updates the FTK100 firmware from a FLASH memory drive inserted in the USB port. © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Error Messages And Troubleshooting

    Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 4.0 Error Messages and Troubleshooting FTK100 displays error messages when it has communication problems with other devices such as USB drive and device under test. Following table summarizes the errors and how to troubleshoot the problems. Table 3: Troubleshooting Tips for the Error Messages Generated By FTK100...

  • Page 31: Mechanical Drawing

    Rev: 1.00 FTK100 FIELD TEST KIT Date: 08.01.2013 OPERATING MANUAL Page: 31 of 31 Document-P/N: FTK100-OM 5.0 Mechanical Drawing © Aventech Research Inc. 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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